Test Bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition, Carolyn Jarvis, ISBN: 9780323510806

Test Bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition, Carolyn Jarvis, ISBN: 9780323510806 Test Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8e (by Jarvis) 4 NURSINGTB.COM Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. During an examination, the nurse can assess mental status by which activity? a. Examining the patients electroencephalogram b. Observing the patient as he or she performs an intelligence quotient (IQ) test c. Observing the patient and inferring health or dysfunction d. Examining the patients response to a specific set of questions ANS: C Mental status cannot be directly scrutinized like the characteristics of skin or heart sounds. Its functioning is inferred through an assessment of an individuals behaviors, such as consciousness, language, mood and affect, and other aspects. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) 2. The nurse is assessing the mental status of a child. Which statement about children and mental status istrue? a. All aspects of mental status in children are interdependent. NURSINGTB.COM b. Children are highly labile and unstable until the age of 2 years. c. Childrens mental status is largely a function of their parents level of functioning until the age of 7 years. d. A childs mental status is impossible to assess until the child develops the ability to concentrate. ANS: A Separating and tracing the de